| boggler | 25 May 2019 1:09 p.m. PST |
I've made some small scale splash markers for my 1/2400th scale ironclad and pre-dreadnought games and also for 1/3000th scale WW2 naval games:
How to on the blog: link |
Shagnasty  | 25 May 2019 1:39 p.m. PST |
Very nice! I made some for my Commemorative Jutland game but they were not as good. |
 ColCampbell | 25 May 2019 1:50 p.m. PST |
I did something similar for my 1:2400 pre-dreadnoughts but didn't cover the screws, just painted them white. link Of course I was going to go back and put some filler on them, but have I? Noooo. And it has only been 8-1/2 years. Boggler, what did you use to coat the screws to simulate the water splash? Thanks, Jim |
| torokchar | 25 May 2019 3:28 p.m. PST |
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 25 May 2019 4:17 p.m. PST |
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| khanscom | 25 May 2019 6:02 p.m. PST |
Agree with all the above-- those look great! |
| Col Durnford | 25 May 2019 8:09 p.m. PST |
Yes, very good job. I've been trying to figure out how to do it and now I know. Thanks. |
 Sgt Slag | 25 May 2019 8:27 p.m. PST |
Look fantastic! Modelling Paste will work, but I, too, am curious what the OP used, as it has really nice texture. Cheers! |
| hindsTMP | 25 May 2019 9:16 p.m. PST |
From his blog: "then texturing with a mix of filler, PVA, acrylic paste and my new discovery, artist's textured gel, for that frothy plume effect". MH |
| BillyNM | 25 May 2019 9:42 p.m. PST |
Thanks, a useful tip about the artists' textured gel – I'll have to try some. I made mine out of green-stuff for my 1/2400 Russo-Japanese fleets but they're not as nice as yours. In 1/1200 I use golf tees for Fletcher Pratt games just because it recreates that old school gaming. |
| d88mm1940 | 25 May 2019 11:37 p.m. PST |
These look nice!
I made mine out of pipe cleaners. After you apply paint, you can tease the bristles upwards. I also painted a few in colors to simulate the different Japanese dyes that they used. I have red, yellow, blue, and green. |
| boggler | 26 May 2019 1:10 a.m. PST |
The bulk of the blob is a mix of filler, acrylic paste and PVA glue, to hold it all together. You need to apply a couple of layers of this gloop to hide the screw threads. I then brushed on some of the texture gel but you could just paint on PVA and dip then in sand? After that I sealed them a bit with a brush on layer of acrylic paste. It sounds like a lot of effort but it's pretty quick. :0) |
| Bozkashi Jones | 26 May 2019 3:00 a.m. PST |
Really nice Boggler! I've tried this before but wasn't happy with the results, so your advice on a mix is really useful. And great blog too :) Nick |
| Texas Jack | 26 May 2019 3:11 a.m. PST |
Those are really nice! I just set up my annual Tsushima game, including my thumb tacks with cotton glued to them. Maybe next year something more representative like this would be better. It is a step up from the golf tees though. :) |
| boggler | 26 May 2019 7:59 a.m. PST |
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| vicmagpa1 | 03 Jun 2019 5:38 p.m. PST |
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| mysteron | 04 Jun 2019 1:21 a.m. PST |
Ingenious . I like ideas like this as they are outside the box so to speak . Well done ! |
| ptdockyard | 11 Jun 2019 9:32 a.m. PST |
Beats golf tees…….very nice |
| Grimmnar | 13 Jul 2019 8:55 p.m. PST |
PTDOck, Why does it beat golf tees?
Are there examples to compare to?
I can see golf tees working well. Grimm |
| 4th Cuirassier | 22 Jul 2019 10:32 a.m. PST |
I have never found a source to tell me how tall these splashes should be for a given gun calibre. Apparently there was no missing the difference between an 11" and a 15" splash. |
| ptdockyard | 23 Jul 2019 6:14 p.m. PST |
Grimmnar, Golf tees beat nothing and are cheap. They are a little too uniform for my tastes and do not always stand up on carpet. Dave |
